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Special Weather Statement, NWS Glasgow, MT
NWS Glasgow, MT issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2014, 4:39 PM MDT for McCone County, Montana. It was in force for 66 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2014, 4:39 PM MDT (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2014, 5:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Glasgow, MT
County McCone County, MT
The radar
The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 428 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 322 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 938 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 3, 2:54 PM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 2:54 PM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 254 PM MDT SUN AUG 3 2014 .SHORT TERM...FOR NORTHEAST MONTANA...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA AND CURRENTLY ARE MOVING INTO NORTHEAST MONTANA. THE ENVIRONMENT OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE AND ALONG THE MONTANA-NORTH DAKOTA BORDER IS MORE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS TO INITIATE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MENTIONED LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS FOR THOSE AREAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MAINLY DRY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING AS THE CURRENT WAVE MOVES OUT OF THE AREA AND BEFORE THE NEXT ONE APPROACHES MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BE STRONGER...AND BY FLATTENING THE RIDGE AND ADVECTING PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE REGION...CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS NEMONT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CONFIDENCE FOR WETTING RAINS WITH THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPROVE...AT THIS POINT A FEW AREAS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 0.50 INCH OF MUCH NEED RAIN BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE SLIGHTLY COOLER MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH THE CLOUD COVER AND SHOWERS IN THE AREA. AEC .LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... NORTHEAST MONTANA BEGINS THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD WITH AN OPEN TROUGH MOVING OUT OF THE REGION TO BE REPLACED BY A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE. EXPECT LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WITH THE COOLER TEMPERATURES OF THE TROUGH AND CONTINUED NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...WEDNESDAY COULD HAVE NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES...OR SLIGHTLY COOLER DEPENDING ON THE MODEL. WITH THE MANY WEAK DISTURBANCES AFFECTING THE AMPLITUDE OF THE RIDGE...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. NO NOTABLE WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED. BOTH THE EC AND GFS SHOW A COUPLE OF SHORTWAVES THAT COULD INCREASE THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING AROUND FRIDAY. MADE FEW CHANGES TO THE INHERITED FORECAST. SCT PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... HOT HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN HOLD OVER THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE CONUS THROUGH MOST OF THE LONG RANGE. MOST OF THE TIME A RIDGE WILL RIDE UP OUT OF THE HIGH PRESSURE INTO THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AND ACT AS A BLOCKING PATTEN FROM SHORTWAVE JETS. MONSOONAL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SLIDE UP UNDER THE RIDGE AND HIGH PRESSURE AND SHOULD PROVIDE SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS DURING ALMOST EVERY PERIOD OF THE LONG RANGE. A LEE SIDE MOUNTAIN TROUGH WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS MOST AFTERNOONS WITH WITH MID LEVEL INSTABILITY CAUSING OVERNIGHT SHOWERS. A FEW NOTICEABLE CHANGES FROM THIS PATTERN DO STAND OUT. TUESDAY NIGHT...A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL PASS THROUGH THE FLOW AND BRING A SLIGHT BURST OF COLD AIR AND ELEVATED POPS TO CHANCE. FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...THE RIDGE TO THE WEST IS EXPECTED TO BE DE-AMPLIFIED BRIEFLY BY A LARGE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS TROUGH WILL HIT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A GLANCING FRONT/SHORTWAVE AND IF TIMED RIGHT MAY BE ABLE TO SET OFF SOME SHOWERS WITH SEVERE POTENTIAL. AT THIS TIME COLD AIR DOES NOT LOOK TO MAINTAIN RESIDENCY AS THE WESTERN RIDGE REBOUNDS RATHER FAST POST PASSAGE. GAH && .AVIATION... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH STRONG GUSTY WIND...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND LARGE HAIL...MAINLY AFFECTING KOLF AND KSDY. AREA WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 5 AND 15 KTS. SCT && .GLASGOW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 10:53 AM MDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
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</html>In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:45 PM MDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
345 PM MDT SUN AUG 3 2014
MTZ016-017-022-032245-
GARFIELD-PHILLIPS-VALLEY-
345 PM MDT SUN AUG 3 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN VALLEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
EASTERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
NORTHEASTERN GARFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
UNTIL 445 PM MDT.
AT 339 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTH OF HINSDALE...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...
TAMPICO...
GLASGOW...
FORT PECK...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4849 10617 4806 10636 4806 10640 4802 10643
4796 10641 4772 10651 4803 10740 4835 10737
4856 10712
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 292DEG 22KT 4822 10702
TEMPLER
WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOWSpecial weather statement, Aug 3, 4:39 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
439 PM MDT SUN AUG 3 2014
MTZ017-022-023-032345-
GARFIELD-MCCONE-VALLEY-
439 PM MDT SUN AUG 3 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN VALLEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
NORTHWESTERN MCCONE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
NORTHEASTERN GARFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
UNTIL 545 PM MDT.
AT 436 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUCK CREEK REC AREA...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...
DUCK CREEK FISHING AND DUCK CREEK REC AREA...
FORT PECK AND NASHUA...
ROCK CREEK REC AREA...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4812 10584 4801 10584 4802 10581 4802 10579
4805 10578 4805 10577 4803 10576 4803 10573
4736 10623 4786 10700 4816 10693 4825 10672
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 299DEG 25KT 4804 10661
TEMPLER
WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Glasgow, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 5:35 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Valley | 5 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Valley | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 5:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | McCone | 64 min |
| Aug 3, 5:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | McCone | 66 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.